talking with the taxman about poetry

30/3/04


Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Erica Jong


Wie ben ik en wat zoek ik?:

..to laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!



Zij kwam hem tegen onverwacht in mooie ontroerende woorden vond zij wat ze nooit verwachtte
Hij kwam haar tegen onverwacht tussen alledaagse verhalen vond hij wat hij niet zocht
Zij las zijn taal en nog meer wat ze niet zei tussen woorden en zinnen geweven zag zij de spanning groeien
Zij las zijn gevoelens die haar dieper raakten dan ze wou ze liet hem toch toe in haar hart -ondanks de angst- op weg naar nieuw geluk
Zo vonden zij elkaar op een doodgewone dag tussen doodgewone woorden twee doodgewone mensen Op weg naar het ongewone......



Were it not for the little spaces between my fingers, I would've broken up with Aaron months before I actually did. We hated each other's friends and could never agree on how long dirty dishes could stay in the sink. But all he had to do was kiss that tiny web of skin between my index and middle fingers for 60 seconds, and I was willing to forgive everything. And do anything....



the poetry she stole from me and hid inside her belly..

Swahili for the broken-hearted

16/Maart


"It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily.
"So it is."
"And freezing."
"Is it?"
"Yes," said Eeyore.
"However," he said, brightening a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately."




aurally: rain pattering on a corrugated iron roof..
currently reading: Swahili for the broken-hearted
currently smelling: Irises
currently collecting: playing cards found op straat
currently escaping to: Finland of Eire
currently listening: Nitin Sawhney
last postcard received: Airlie Beach, Queensland
currently drinking: Jupiler
currently missing: the sun on my face, & sand underfoot...
currently disliking: period films (Merchant/Ivory), 80's fashions
last scene: 21 grams
last moved (to tears):
" One of the people who died in the train bombings in Madrid on Thursday was a 37-year-old woman, Pilar Cabreza Buria. Her husband, Jesus Antonio Munoz, buried her on Saturday after sitting by her coffin in vigil over Friday night. .. ....It's absurd. I don't feel any repulsion. I don't know - indifference. The only thing I know is that they've torn out my heart. And now I'm like a child of five years old. Now I've got to start everything again - becoming an adult all over again.




..en, bij het weggaan, steeds weer denkt, schrikt, dat je te licht bent, zoals je je, wachtend, minutenlang hevig verliéft in elk nieuw mens maar toch het meeste wachtend bent ..




A LOVER SINGS

You and I are victims of a love That lost a lot in the translation
When I think of all the time that I spent Sitting on the edge of your bed in anticipation
Of you giving in and us living in sin
A hot day, the smell of hairspray And the sound of a shower running softly
It's things like this that remind me of how I felt The first time you came back for coffee
The way you took it amazed me

1 is the number, & two is the one

29/2

...a poem from a Venuzuelan writer that begins..


".. the earth turned to bring us closer it turned on itself and in us until it finally brought us together in this dream"

“La Tierra Giró para Acercarnos” ,Eugenio Montejo




I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.

Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)



Contrary to its rather negative reputation in the West, the Pig of Chinese Astrology may be the most generous and honorable Sign of the Zodiac. Pigs are nice to a fault and possess impeccable manners and taste. They have so much of the perfectionist in them that others may be inclined to perceive them as snobs, but this is a misconception. Pigs are simply possessed of a truly luxurious nature, one that delights in finery and riches (in surroundings, food, lovemaking and otherwise). This Sign believes in the best qualities of mankind and certainly doesn't consider itself to be superior. Pigs also care a great deal about friends and family and work hard to keep everyone in their life happy. Helping others is a true pleasure for the Pig, who feels best when everyone else is smiling. A Pig with no one around to appreciate its giving nature is a sad sight. Pigs are so magnanimous they can appear almost saintly; this can lead some less-than-well-intentioned souls to stomp all over this Sign, and the bad news is, the Pig will take the blows! Pigs make great companions in part because of their refusal to see the more negative or base qualities in a partner, but that rose-colored view can lead to this Sign's allowing itself to be taken advantage of. Contrary to their seemingly benign dispositions, however, Pigs can be quite venomous in response to being crossed by a lover, friend or business partner. Pigs are highly intelligent creatures, forever studying, playing and probing in their quest for greater knowledge. They can be misinterpreted as being lazy, however, due to their love of reveling in the good stuff; this Sign could happily spend hours on end making love, napping, taking a long bubble bath or dallying over an incredible spread of rich foods. Pigs tend to make wonderful life partners due to their hearts of gold and their love of family. Even so, Pigs can be rather exclusive, choosing to spend time with those who will appreciate them most and ignore the rest of the populace. Pigs would do well to realize that there's more to life than being needed. When they open up their world to a diverse group of people, they will truly bloom. The most compatible match for a Pig is the Rabbit or the Goat.